loosey
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˈluːsi/
- Informal
:
laxo
- The instructor's loosey style allowed students to explore ideas without strict guidelines.
- loosey-goosey
So that's a little too loosey goosey, we might say.
- So that's a little too loosey goosey, we might say.
- We don't want to use this term in part because it's a little bit too loosey goosey or ambiguous.
- Either I am like a micromanager and I'm like doing everything myself, or I am loosey goosey and I don't care.
- Again, a little loosey goosey, but long, double lined double line.
Examples
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So that's a little too loosey goosey, we might say.
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Many consider the professor to be loosey-goosey, as he rarely enforced strict deadlines.
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But, yeah, we're leaving this one a little loosey goosey.
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We don't want to use this term in part because it's a little bit too loosey goosey or ambiguous.
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I know you're used to loosey-goosey, but I run a much tighter ship.
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During the casual meeting, the agenda was kept loosey-goosey to encourage open discussion.
Synonyms
134
3.0
Not strictly organized or controlled, often a group of separate people
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4.4
Not strict about rules and punishment
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4.6
Not strict enough about rules or work
Antonyms
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Loosey comes from loose with -y, meaning 'not strict' or not tightly controlled. That's why a manager or a rule called loosey is relaxed and not strict about details.